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Episode 56 - VAGUS Not VEGAS! How To Maintain Your Nervous System With Jessica Maguire Part 2


In this Nirvana Sisters Podcast Episode with Jessica Maguire, Amy and Katie ask Jessica how a dysregulated nervous system effects children, the various types of dysregulation, and tips for how to improve one's vagal tone.

Listen as Amy gets Jessica's perspective on how low vagal tone caused by stress, could have been a contributing factor to her vestibular migraines. The three also discuss research that has shown the importance of vagal tone for a regulated nervous system, how it effects your fight or flight response, overall wellness, and more.

In this Episode 56 -“ VAGUS Not VEGAS! How To Maintain Your Nervous System With Jessica Maguire Part 2“ of the Nirvana Sisters well-being podcast you’ll learn about low vagal tone and how it effects your nervous system, how to stay within your window of tolerance, and how to maintain low stress levels..

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About Our Guest Jessica Maguire:

About Jessica Maguire:
Jessica’s passion for health first lead to a degree in Health Science, studying the use of electrocardiography: how the heart’s electrical impulses are amplified and recorded. She then went on to complete a Masters of Physiotherapy and spent over fourteen years helping people improve the health of their brain and body.
 
Through her clinical experience in neurology and musculoskeletal physiotherapy, and her previous study into how heart rate variability effects the brain, she was fascinated by neuroscience and the potential for the brain and nervous system to change.  

Jessica has studied neurophysiology throughout Europe, America, the UK and Australia. She has learnt from pain researchers, professors in neuroplasticity, neuroscientists and psychologists on how the brain and nervous system change from stress, trauma and chronic pain. Her post-graduate study has lead to further qualifications in clinical mindfulness, trauma-sensitive biofeedback, polyvagal theory and the use of transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation. 

Jessica believes that knowledge is power, and that we are empowered when we have autonomy in reshaping our mind-body system. Her specialty now is teaching patients about the vagus nerve and their nervous system, and how “stress-related illness” such as anxiety, depression, gut disorders, autoimmune issues and chronic pain can arise from dysregulation after chronic or traumatic stress. 

She uses Vagus Nerve Workshop and Masterclass, as well as the Vagus Nerve Program to help people get to the cause of their problems, rather than just relying on others to treat their symptoms.  

Nervous system dysregulation also affects the immune and endocrine system, which in turn influence the cardiovascular, reproductive and digestive systems. By recalibrating the nervous system many chronic health issues can improve. 

Her areas of expertise include:

  • nervous system dysregulation from chronic stress and trauma

  • chronic pain

  • fibromyalgia

  • inflammatory conditions 

  • anxiety and depression

  • digestive issues

  • insomnia

  • chronic fatigue

  • rheumatoid arthritis

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In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

  • How a dysregulated nervous system effects children.

  • The various types of dysregulation.

  • Tips for improving vagal tone.

  • What the gut brain connection is.

  • Why regulated nervous system is crucial for your well-being.

Notable Quotes From The Podcast:

“It’s useful to look at the vagus nerve as this highway that’s communicating what’s happening between our gut and our brain.” - Jessica Maguire

For More On This Topic:

We hope that you enjoyed this podcast episode with Jessica Maguire talking about repairing the nervous system and vagal tone. If you’re interested in learning more or want to go deeper here are links to more information as well as additional resources that we think you’ll find useful.

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About Nirvana Sisters:

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